Thomas Seay

Thomas Seay (born November 20, 1846 in Greene County , Alabama , † March 30, 1896 in Greensboro , Alabama) was an American politician ( Democratic Party ) and the 27th governor of Alabama .

Early years and political advancement

He attended country schools up to the age of twelve. He was then sent to Greensboro for further training. After that he went up to the outbreak of the Civil War on the Southern University . Seay enlisted in the Confederate Army in 1863 . He was captured and detained on Ship Island . After the war, Seay returned to the Southern University returned and graduated there in 1867. He then studied in Greensboro law and was admitted to the bar in 1869. In the same year he became a junior partner in the law firm Coleman and Seay , practicing until 1885.

Seay decided to pursue a political career in 1874 by running unsuccessfully for the Senate of Alabama . In 1876 he was finally elected. He was re-elected over the next ten years and was Chairman of the Senate from 1884 to 1886. Seay was also a delegate to the Democratic National Convention and vice president of the National Prison Association in 1880 and 1884 .

Governor of Alabama

Seay was elected 27th Governor of Alabama on August 2, 1886 and sworn in on December 1, 1886. He was also re-elected for a second term on August 6, 1888. During his tenure, pensions for the disabled Confederate veterans and their widows were supported, property taxes were reduced, the first Alabama steel was made at North Birmingham and the Savannah and Western Railroad opened in Birmingham . The State Normal School (now Troy University ), the State Normal School for Colored People (now Alabama State ) in Montgomery , and the Alabama Academy for the Blind in Talladega were founded. Furthermore, the Farmers Alliance was founded in 1897 and the Alabama Farmers and Laborers Union of America in 1889. Seay left office on December 1, 1890.

Another résumé

He ran for the US Senate , failed and returned to Greensboro, where he died at the age of 49 on March 30, 1896. Seay was married twice, to Ellen Smaw and Clara de Lesdernier. The result of these connections were six children.

literature

Robert Sobel and John Raimo (Eds.): Biographical Directory of the Governors of the United States, 1789–1978. Volume 1, Meckler Books, Westport, 1978. 4 volumes.

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SURNAME	Seay, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	November 20, 1846
PLACE OF BIRTH	Greene County , Alabama
DATE OF DEATH	March 30, 1896
Place of death	Greensboro , Alabama